what the relief of, really amounts to, 258.

Gebel Nubar, fighting in the, 178.

Genesis cited, 14, 50.

Gessi, 94, 153;

men like, wanted, 209.

Gibraltar and Malta weak, 240.

Giraffe, Arabs going towards, 153;

cavalry out towards, 203;

Arabs passing Blue Nile at, 244; 246;

Arabs at, 249;

position of, 249;

Arabs gone back to, 258.

Gitana, Mahdi’s camp opposite, 170.

Gladstone view in 1878 of occupation of Egypt, 104;

a rival to, in shirt collars, 202.

Glory of God, question as to Gordon staying for, 245.

Goba, inclined to put Shaggyeh at, 183;

and Hogali pulled down by Shaggyeh, 201;

destroyed, 280;

Arabs coming across to, 321;

at, 322;

Arabs firing from, 345;

breastwork towards, 350.

God of Muslims our God, 19;

final revelation of, to Mahomed, 410.

Goorkas, 189.

Gordon, General, his horse captured by Arabs at El foun, 5;

regrets being a Christian, note, 15;

affection for Arab children, 16;

interview with Ulemas, 18;

decline of fanaticism, 18;

defends the Koran, 19;

compares Muslims and Christians, 19;

fears defeat, 20;

contagion of fear, 20;

answers Waled a Goun, 20;

charges against Colvin, Malet and Dilke by, 21;

charge against Times correspondent, 22;

suspects Cuzzi, 22, 24;

his opinion of the Chinese, 25;

his views on prophecy, 25;

fear of, in the Soudan, 27;

his freedom from blood-guiltiness, 27;

doubts whether or not to blow up Palace at Kartoum, 31;

no love for diplomatists, 42;

envy of Mahdi, 45;

his meditations as to the future, 47;

promises to do

his best in sending down soldiers, 51;

and means to govern Soudan, 52;

object of the mission of, 55;

and abandonment of garrisons, 56;

the mission of, a mutual affair, 56;

why, did not escape, 56;

would not have left Soudan, 57;

never asked for an expedition, 57;

charged by Baring with indiscretion, 57;

intentions

of, on arrival of expedition, 58;

grateful for people’s prayers, 58;

reasons for staying, 59;

owns to being insubordinate, 59;

and Dilke, 59;

and his superiors, 60;

apologises for abusing Egyptian soldiers, 63;

and the Victoria Cross, 64, 65;

and the Shaggyeh, 68;

affection for Egerton, 73;

preparing to clear out of place, 77;

responsible for murder of the pashas, 78;

the view of, as to British forces, 85;

will keep Equator from Zubair, 87;

extract from Herodotus by, 89;

belief of, that he would not perish, 90;

only the messengers of, bring news, 91;

and the spies, 92;

complains of no information from the Ministers in Cairo, 92;

declines imputation of expedition to relieve him, 93;

relief expedition No. 1, 93;

logic of, 93;

not the rescued lamb, 93;

admiration of, for Schiller, 96;

looks forward to the advent of Navy, 97;

love of study of mankind, 100; on liars, 100;

on denouncing a faithless man, 100;

and Psalmist on liars, 101;

his fairness to fellow man, 102;

telegram from British agent and Nubar Pasha, 102;

telegram to Baring, 103;

on slavery, 104;

on admiration of Navy, 105;

his people not cowards, 105;

safety during battle, 106;

on troubles of life, 108;

statement as to his success or not, 110;

and the Government, 110;

sends two first journals by steamers, 111;

hopes Egyptian soldiers will be well treated, 112;

determined not to return to England, 112;

views on abandoning garrisons, 113;

and Wolseley, 113;

indifferent to evacuation, 113;

egotistical remarks, 113;

on relief of garrisons, 114;

on solution of Soudan problem, 117;

as “rescued lamb”, 118;

his mission, 118;

reasons for remaining, 122;

honour, 122;

not to be forced, 122;

sent up by Government, 124;

Government must not say, was replaced, 125;

thinks Soudan a useless country, 125;

his plans if in chief command, 125;

division of forces, 125;

ideas as to command of forces, 128;

a nuisance and bore, 130;

on Naval Powers in Mediterranean, 131;

and his spies, 134;

not the cause of expedition, 139;

and son of Saleh Pasha, 141;

stung by scorpion, 143;

sincerely wishes to be out of place, 151;

exonerates Government from responsibility as to himself, 152;

presence of, exasperating to Arabs, 152;

complaint of, against Intelligence Department, 154;

judges by the eye, 155;

and an European war, 163;

queries put by, 164;

ideas of, on coming out, 164;

telegrams to Baring, 165;

gives people written permission to go to Arabs, 171;

thinks Mahdi will negotiate, 172;

had clear orders from Government, 172;

against doctors, 179;

desires information as to number of communications sent him, 186;

Abou Gugliz begs, to be a Mussulman, 186;

a general arrest by, 187, 188;

hates Sepoys and admiration of Chinese, 189;

and India, 189;

makes more arrests, 192;

perplexed as to arrests, 194, 196;

ignorant of Arabic language and Arab customs, 198;

will take Slatin to Congo, 200;

will have nothing to do with Slatin’s coming, 202;

does not like killing Arabs, 203;

ships, according to, cannot stand land batteries, 204;

Cassim el Mousse asked to kill, 208;

put out at the loss of the two boats, 209;

does not want Egyptians, Turks, or Circassians, 209;

prepared to clear out, 210;

sure of Cuzzi being a traitor, 210;

emphatic protest against Egyptians, &c., by, 210;

letter from King John to, 214;

anxious about the Abbas, 215;

shrewd idea of how affair will end, 215;

and Graham’s dispatch, 216;

notes on Abyssinia, 216;

amusing to, to see what shifts Government have been put to, 219;

sure of no Abyssinian army in Soudan, 219;

contention of, as to Kassala, &c., 220;

has letter from Mahdi, 221;

often in a bad temper, 223;

our diplomatists hated by, 225;

calculation of, as to arrival of troops, 225;

latest time given by, for arrival of troops, 227;

and Baring concerning troops for Berber, 228;

rejoices at the thought of never seeing Great Britain again, 228;

and dinner-parties, 228;

best plan of attacking Arabs, 230;

on belief of Arabs, 232;

problem of evacuation, 236;

denies that expedition is for his relief, 236; advice of, 236;

emphatic statement as to Sennaar, 237;

rapid retreat question, 237;

anxious to resign post of Governor-General, 238;

and subordinate position, 238;

says that Soudan is useless to us, 238;

peculiar view not considered, 239;

can see no other course but to go on, 243;

and the salary of Ferratch Pasha, 244;

the reasons why he urged relief of people, 244;

amused at the old state of affairs returning, 245;

letter to Sennaar, 246;

hopes no Egyptian soldiers, officers, or pashas will be sent again to Kartoum, 246;

opinion of expeditionary force up Nile to Berber, 248;

“secure yourself on one flank”, 249;

reiterates earnest prayer that Egyptians be not sent back, 249;

hopes to have another sister steamer to Abbas, 250;

estimation of Awaan, 250;

his management of forces and finance, 252;

thanks God for protection, 253;

contemplates position after misfortunes, 253;

“covering” force viâ Nile when rising, not falling, 255;

scheme by, for reaching Ambukol and Metemma, 257;

morale of men with, 258;

lament of, as to the Shaggyeh, 259;

recommends immediate disbandment of Shaggyeh on arrival of troops, 259;

no danger anticipated by, for force to Gebil Gelif well, 261;

and the recall of Wolseley, 263;

regrets the death of the living skeleton, 264;

and his telescope, 265;

restores grant of monopoly of commerce to family of Hussein Pasha Khalifa, 265;

felt insecurity respecting the lines, 266;

and the merchants, 269;

passed a great part of his time on roof of Palace, 269;

hates coercive measures, 270;

belief in things being ordained, 271;

would be an angel if not rabid with Government, 271;

Stewart, Power, and Herbin, left in Abbas without order from, 274;

what, wrote to Stewart concerning his going, 274;

receives private letter from Stanley, 274;

looked upon descent of Abbas as a certainty, 274;

thought relief of Kartoum most uncertain, 274;

question as to, being to blame for loss of Abbas, 275;

letter of, that accompanied sixth journal, 278;

defence for departure of Abbas, 279;

gives Stewart letter on leaving Kartoum, 280;

convinced Stewart was captured by treachery, 281;

not comfortable since Stewart left, 281;

made up of suspicion, 281;

his account of landing of Stewart, 281;

wishes for examination as to deaths of Stewart, Power, and Herbin, 282;

captures all European telegrams, 284;

defence of, at letting Stewart go, 287;

physically impossible for, to go, 287;

declined to order Stewart, 287;

and contents of newspaper, 290;

Relief Expedition, 292;

and addition to enemies, 293;

and extracts from newspapers, 294;

affection for black regulars, 295;

rights of, as Governor-General, 297;

and decisions as to rapid retreat, 298;

defect laboured under by, 299;

cost of Soudan business to, 304;

and Stewart’s Journal, 305;

argument by, as to right of sending expedition, 305;

grievances of, 306;

reasoning of people if left, 307;

emphatic declaration of, to stay in Kartoum, 307;

money promised to, by Baring, 308;

telegrams given by, from memory, 310;

dares not say that death of Stewart and Power is an evil, 310;

money in hand, 316;

advocates quick punishment, 316;

war a horrid nuisance according to, 318;

and Husseinyeh, 318;

blames telegraph clerk, 320;

calculates Arab ammunition, 323;

unfortunate with little steamers, 324;

left to last extremity, 324;

goes to Mogrim, 329;

and fellaheen, 332;

visits hospital, 333;

his indifference as to his fate, 333;

and new steamer, 333;

visits the Husseinyeh, 335;

and his officers of Husseinyeh, 336;

sketches made of, 338;

complains of a British Minister, 339;

has commanded cowardly troops more often than other men, 339;

will not retreat shabbily, 340;

why has been kept on alert, 342;

hemmed in by Arabs, 343;

personally responsible for paper money notes, 343;

and account of Hicks’s defeat, 344;

and Bashi Bazouks, 345;

urges disbandment of Bashi Bazouks, 346;

no person on whom to rely, 349;

weary of life, 350;

Nutzer Bey disobeys order of, 351;

anxiety of, for Omdurman fort, 351;

his returns of killed and wounded, 351;

and his resignation, 352;

and his actions on arrival of Expedition, 353;

and the evacuation of Soudan, 353;

receives letter from Government, 360;

receives civil word only from Kitchener, 360;

Wolseley, Wood, and Baring as club bores, 361;

and Towfik’s telegram, 362;

two Ulemas imprisoned by, 364;

anxiety for steamers, 365;

safe in Palace, 366;

and Chinese experience, 367;

and the Governor Generalship, 368;

on Firman from Towfik, 369;

able to distinguish firing, 369;

and Towfik’s arrangement of officials, 372;

wishes to leave, 372;

wants to leave house before it falls, 373;

anxious to understand telegrams, 373;

on the idea of the Government, 374;

nearly loses his eyes, 375;

and bobbing at shots, 376;

quite accustomed to Arab fire, 377;

programme of, 378;

responsible for appointment of Zubair, 379;

refusal of honours, 380;

musings of, for the future, 380;

on the retreat of Arabs, 382;

almost given up idea of saving town, 384;

distress at having wounded men, 385;

meditating attack on Arabs, 387;

receives letter from Ameer of Mahdi, 388;

answer to Ameer, 388;

called Pasha of Kartoum, 389;

would like to question Mahdi, 390;

and human glory, 390;

frets at delay, 394;

plan of, for future government of Soudan, 394;

his tactics if in command of expeditionary force, 395;

done his best for honour of country, 395;

good-bye, 395;

does not wish to see Greek, 403;

calls Calamatino a traitor, 404;

mails of, captured, 424;

proclamation from, 425;

what enabled, to win, 425;

warned by Abd el Kader Ibrahim, 430;

asked to come out and fight, 436;

sort of people with, 448;

Slatin Bey and, 519;

and the people of Sennaar, 521;

receives letter from Mahdi, 528;

telegram from, to Ferratch Ullah Bey, 536;

and Slatin, 536;

wrote his own letters, 537;

notice published by, 552;

letter from Abdullah Mahommed, 553.

Government, Gordon and the, understanding between, 56;

sale of, dhoora, 66;

Gordon owns being insubordinate to, 59;

Greek creditors and, 117;

and extrication of garrisons, 118;

and Abdel Kader Pasha, 122;

and Boer business, 122;

hostility of the, 123;

wished to be rid of Soudan business, 123;

instructions to Wolseley, 124;

action of, at Cairo, 124;

must not say Gordon was replaced, 125;

and garrisons, 134;

cannot hold Soudan, 135;

and duties in Egypt, 139;

extrication of garrisons, 146, 149;

Gordon does not question policy of, as to Soudan, 150;

should have said “Shift for yourself”, 150;

and the garrisons, 151;

indecision of, a great bore, 162;

and decision by, 164;

will not wish longer campaign, 172;

clear orders from, to Gordon, 172;

a drag on us, 191;

England not made by its, 192;

what it has to answer for, 198;

when the, will sleep in peace, 200;

treaty between Abyssinia and, 214;

can get men to do anything, 215;

policy of Her Majesty’s, asked, 218;

and treaty with King John, 220;

and the Rothschilds, 224;

and actions in the Soudan, 234;

numbers killed through policy of, 235;

and slave trade, 235;

and a rapid retreat, 237, 238;

and desertion of Kassala, 243;

and relief expedition, 254;

Arabs wish for return of the, 268;

Gordon an angel, if not rabid with, 271;

shamed into action, 287;

Stewart’s ideas as to the, 288;

Gordon and the, 289;

and treaty with King John, 291;

and Gordon relief expedition, 292;

and irresponsibility, 292;

and definite instructions, 296;

Gordon would be acting against, to leave Kartoum, 304;

Gordon and feeling towards, as to expedition, 305;

indecision of, judged, 305, 306;

Egyptian, to blame for reinforcements, 311;

refused to help Egypt as to Soudan, 341;

refused to let Egypt help herself, 341;

refused to allow any other Power to help Egypt, 341;

will not need to name a vessel after Gordon, 345;

and instructions to Expedition, 352;

and letter to Gordon, 360;

authorises Kitchener to pay Mahdi, 360;

charge of Soudan a serious business for, 363;

two courses to pursue, 363, 364;

Gordon as to idea of, 374;

and quiet of Soudan, 375;

and appointment of Zubair, 379;